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New Classic LA is a website engaged with the avant garde music scene in Los Angeles.

Founded in 2011 by Nick Norton and now run by Richard An, we feature concert reviews, interviews with artists, and a calendar of events we think our readers will be interested in.

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Upcoming Concerts

Thursday, January 23 2025
  • Colin Hay
    Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University
    8:00 PM

    Beloved for his intimate, confessional live shows, Colin Hay is widely known for being the influential and celebrated front man of Men At Work with its multiplatinum hits that include "Down Under," "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Overkill" among many others. Hay’s solo catalog includes such hits as "Waiting for My Real Life to Begin" and "Beautiful World.". In Hay's extraordinary new solo album, Now and the Evermore, he faces down struggle, loss, and even his own mortality with grit and wit at every turn. Written and recorded in Hay’s adopted hometown of Los Angeles, the collection is a defiantly joyful celebration of life and love, one that insists on finding silver linings and reasons to smile.
    colinhay.com
    tickets: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2024-2025-season/colin-hay.htm
    $58–$78

Saturday, January 25 2025
  • Pasadena Symphony: Mozart "Jupiter" Symphony
    Ambassador Auditorium
    2:00 PM

    Cost: Tickets from $49-$145

    Contact: boxoffice@pasadenasymphony-pops.org

    A vibrant work by 2024 GRAMMY-winner Jessie Montgomery heralds the New Year with trailblazing composer Florence Price’s soul-stirring piano concerto and Mozart’s incomparable final symphony – pure exhilaration!

    Program:
    Jessie Montgomery Starburst
    Florence Price Concerto for Piano in One Movement
    Mozart Symphony No. 41 “Jupiter”

    Artists:
    Pasadena Symphony
    Brett Mitchell, conductor
    Inon Barnatan, piano

    For more information & Buy Tickets: https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/mozart-jupiter-symphony/

    Additional performance time: 8:00pm

Sunday, January 26 2025
  • Balourdet Quintet
    Raitt Recital Hall, Pepperdine University
    2:00 PM

    Discover the Balourdet Quartet, currently serving as the graduate quartet in residence at the esteemed Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University. This quartet achieved the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, along with accolades from international competitions such as Banff, Borciani, and Carl Nielsen. The quartet’s unique closeness and willingness to take creative risks earned it the 2024 Avery Fisher Career Grant, as well as Chamber Music America’s 2024 Cleveland Quartet Award.
    balourdetquartet.com
    tickets: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2024-2025-season/balourdet-quartet.htm
    $33